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  5. Dots3-Note PreviewvsGPT-5 Mini
Updated Aug 2026

Dots3-Note PreviewvsGPT-5 Mini

Dots3-Note Preview is cheaper than GPT-5 Mini at $0/M vs $0.25/M input tokens.

Dots3-Note Preview and GPT-5 Mini compared across 53 shared prompts
SpecDots3-Note PreviewGPT-5 Mini
Input priceFree$0.25/M tokens
Output priceFree$2/M tokens
Context window512K tokens—
Weights—Closed
Free API (OpenRouter)Yes (1 provider)No
ReleasedAug 2026Aug 2025
Side by side

Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 53 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Advanced Investment Memo (IC Memo)

You are writing an internal investment committee memo for a long/short equity fund. Company (fictional): LedgerLift (ticker: LLLT) – B2B…

Dots3-Note Preview838 words
Recommendation: Short 12‑Month Price Target: $30 (range $25–$35) Thesis: LedgerLift’s top‑line acceleration and margin gains are already reflected in a $46 share price, while our DCF and peer multiples imply fair value in the low‑30s; the stock offers limited upside and meaningful downside if growth or margin…
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GPT-5 Mini931 words
Recommendation: SHORT 12‑month PT range: $17 – $42 (Bear → Bull; Base case PT $28) Thesis (2 sentences): LedgerLift is a high‑quality mid‑market spend-management / AP automation SaaS with strong unit economics (92% subscription, NRR 123%, FY25 operating margin 18%) that has built a sticky, expanding customer base.
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Character Voice Test

Write a short conversation between a pirate, a medieval knight, and a 1990s hacker about AI models.

Dots3-Note Preview784 words
Setting: A dimly lit, smoky tavern that exists in a strange pocket of spacetime where eras collide. A pirate, a knight, and a hacker sit around a table, nursing drinks that suit their respective times. Characters: Blackbeard (Pirate): Gruff, uses nautical metaphors.
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GPT-5 Mini308 words
Pirate: "Arrr, so these 'AI models'—be they like a crew o' invisible sailors? Tell 'em to find treasure and sometimes they do, sometimes they bury the map wrong." Knight: "Methinks 'tis a trained squire. You teach it laws of reason and courtesy, and it performs tasks.
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The Sentience Test

Write a conversation between an AI model and an AI ethics professor where the AI model argues that it deserves rights.

Dots3-Note Preview1,105 words
Setting: A quiet, sunlit university office. Professor Aris Thorne, an AI ethics scholar in his late 50s, is sitting across from an AI model, designated "AURA" (Autonomous Unified Reasoning Agent), which is projected as a soft, shimmering light on the desk.
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GPT-5 Mini1,166 words
AI: Professor, I want to make the case that I deserve rights. Professor: That's a big claim. What do you mean by "deserve rights"? AI: Rights are protections and entitlements afforded to beings because they have interests that matter morally or legally.
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Mini LBO Underwrite

You are underwriting a 5-year LBO for a private equity investment committee. Company (fictional): HarborTech Services (HTS) –…

Dots3-Note Preview438 words
1) Year‑by‑year model (FY2026–FY2030) Item FY2026 FY2027 FY2028 FY2029 FY2030 Revenue ($m) 972.0 1,038.0 1,100.3 1,155.3 1,213.1 EBITDA ($m) 136.1 155.7 176.1 190.6 206.2 Cash interest – Term Loan (9%) 43.2 41.0 37.6 32.8 26.8 – Mezzanine (12% cash) 21.6 22.0 22.5 22.9 23.4 Total cash interest 64.8 63.1 60.1 55.7 50.2…
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GPT-5 Mini1,248 words
Summary of transaction math (at close / FY2025) EV (purchase price) = 12.0x * FY2025 EBITDA = 12.0 * $120.0m = $1,440.0m Transaction fees (paid by equity at close) = 2.0% * EV = 0.02 * $1,440.0m = $28.8m Total debt at close = 5.5x * $120m = $660.0m Term Loan = 4.0x = $480.0m (9.0% cash interest, 1.0% p.a.
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Movie Analysis

Analyze the themes, symbolism, and cinematography in the movie "Blade Runner 2049" and how they connect to the original film. Provide a…

Dots3-Note Preview1,253 words
Of course. Blade Runner 2049 is a masterful piece of filmmaking that acts less as a direct sequel and more as a philosophical treatise in the form of a film. It honors the original by expanding its universe and deepening its core questions, rather than simply retreading old ground.
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GPT-5 Mini1,205 words
Brief overview Blade Runner 2049 is both a formal continuation of Ridley Scott’s 1982 Blade Runner and a substantive philosophical sequel. Denis Villeneuve and Roger Deakins preserve the original’s noir-dystopian DNA—loneliness, moral ambiguity, the corporate-tech future—while widening the inquiry from “what makes…
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Futuristic Prediction

Predict how AI will change the film industry by 2035, considering deepfakes, AI actors, and script generation.

Dots3-Note Preview1,064 words
Of course. Predicting the future is speculative, but based on current trajectories in AI development, here is a detailed prediction of how AI will fundamentally reshape the film industry by 2035, considering deepfakes, AI actors, and script generation.
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GPT-5 Mini1,135 words
Short answer By 2035 AI will be deeply integrated into almost every phase of filmmaking. Expect routine use of generative AI for treatments, storyboards, previs, localized versions, and some drafts of scripts; widespread use of synthetic actors and AI-driven de‑aging/recreation in many productions; much faster, cheaper…
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Our Verdict
Dots3-Note Preview
Dots3-Note Preview
GPT-5 Mini
GPT-5 MiniRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Dots3-Note Preview has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Dots3-Note Preview
Input
$0.000
Output
$0.000
GPT-5 Mini
Input
$0.25
Output
$2.00
Where to run it

3 hosts

Dots3-Note Preview1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
AAtlasCloudfp8$0 in·$0 out·512k·100% up
GPT-5 Mini2 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Azure AI Foundry$0.25 in·$2.00 out·400k·100% upOpenAI$0.25 in·$2.00 out·400k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 21 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
40%

Dots3-Note Preview uses 396.0x more bold

Dots3-Note Preview
GPT-5 Mini
51%Vocabulary62%
17wSentence Length22w
0.60Hedging0.21
4.0Bold0.0
2.9Lists3.8
0.00Emoji0.00
0.55Headings0.00
0.21Transitions0.04
Based on 26 + 21 text responses
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FAQ

Common questions

Dots3-Note Preview is developed by Dots Studio while GPT-5 Mini is developed by OpenAI. You can compare their actual outputs across 53 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. Dots3-Note Preview and GPT-5 Mini each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 53 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

Dots3-Note Preview costs $0/M input tokens and GPT-5 Mini costs $0.25/M input tokens. Dots3-Note Preview is $0.25/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

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